Give Me the Name of God

After a night of nightmares, Manda woke up to the beautiful sound of the harp.

Sitting on the soft wool carpet, looking around by the dim candlelight, he saw the pale yellow walls, the vaulted ceiling, the flickering fireplace, and the curtains fluttering in the wind.

Everything is in front of your eyes, everything is so far away, a very empty hall, more than twice as spacious as the hall of the baron's house.

Beside the fireplace, a man was playing the harp. Manda couldn't see him clearly, only his plain white robes.

To own such a gorgeous castle, this man must be a nobleman, not just an ordinary nobleman.

Then think of Baron Claude Sai's brightly colored dress, such plain clothes seem to be out of this era.

Could he be an evil spirit from ancient times? Did all those who entered the valley die at his hands?

Manda stared at the man for a while, before being kicked by the woman behind him.

"Rough fool, don't look at the Count."

It was the woman, Manda remembered her voice, the one flying around with her neck in her throat and asking weird questions.

From this point of view, she should be the earl's subordinate, and the earl should be the owner of the valley of resentment.

Manda looked behind him out of the corner of his eye. He saw the woman's skirt, a pair of off-white bare feet, and a pair of delicate leather boots.

The skirt belongs to the woman, the bare feet should belong to Kunta, and there is a man wearing leather boots, who is he?

What are they trying to bring themselves here for?

His hands and feet were not tied, and he let himself sleep soundly, which proved that the situation was not too bad, and there might be hope of surviving.

Manda patiently listened to the earl's performance. The earl was in a good mood. After playing one piece after another, he would lightly tap the neck of the piano with his fingers every time he got emotional, with a narcissistic and intoxicated look. Really unbearable.

After fourteen pieces, the count finally stopped playing and walked up to Manda. The three people behind them stepped back neatly and saluted the earl.

"The fourteen-stringed harp is so moving, it is far from being comparable to the thirty-six-stringed harp. Young man, raise your head and let me see your face."

Manda looked up at the Earl. He was a middle-aged man in his fifties, with short brown hair, a long face, thick eyebrows, deep eye sockets, a high nose bridge, and a clean-shaven beard.

It is really rare to have no beard at this age. If a believer of the God of Punishment sees him, he will be arrested as a heretic.

"What is your name?" asked the count.

"Manda."

"Are you from the Claudes family?"

"I am the son of Lord Cloudsay."

"So your name is Manda Cloudsay?"

Manda shook his head and said, "I'm an illegitimate child, so I don't deserve a surname."

"Why did you come here?"

"I beat my brother and my sister, I couldn't stand their torture."

"Poor child," the count sighed, "do you know the consequences of coming here?"

"My father told me that whoever enters the valley dies."

The earl nodded and said, "This is the rule established by me and the Cloud Desai family. It has been decades, and no living person has come out of this valley. Are you ready?"

Manda's mouth shrunk, her nose wrinkled, and tears fell down, like a frightened little boy, crying loudly.

The earl exuded a unique power, and he had to cry at this time, otherwise it would not be in line with the reaction a child should have.

At the same time, he opened the gold finger on his right hand, felt the hardness of the finger carefully, and prepared to fight to the death.

The count smelled something different, and he looked Manda up and down, but he didn't know where the smell came from.

This child is really special, and fear inspires his strength.

"Don't cry, I can give you a chance to live, but you have to answer every question I have honestly."

Manda nodded vigorously.

"Which god do you believe in?"

Manda's heart tightened, and he remembered the fatal warning from the memory of the original owner, the God of Punishment is the only god.

Manda wiped away her tears, and replied solemnly: "I believe in the omniscient, omnipotent, great and holy God of Punishment."

When the voice fell, a burst of cold air hit, Manda felt that the temperature in the room dropped a lot, and the candlelight also dimmed a lot.

The count looked at Manda with a cold expression, the answer to the first question made him extremely dissatisfied.

"Do you know which god's blood is flowing on your body?" The count asked the second question.

Manda was taken aback when he heard the words, and then became ecstatic.

No wonder they allowed themselves to live until now. It turns out that they have the blood of the gods on their bodies.

"Is what you said true?" Manda looked at the count excitedly, "Is there really blood of the gods on my body?"

The earl said blankly, "What is there to be proud of?"

Manda asked in surprise, "Isn't this something to be proud of?"

The two looked at each other for a long time, and the count was sure that Manda was not lying.

The woman behind laughed and said, "What a stupid boy."

After nearly a minute of silence, the count also smiled, and the temperature in the room slowly rose.

"If I let you change your faith and become a believer in another god, are you willing to agree? As long as you want, I can let you live."

Kunta was shocked when he heard the words, and thought to himself: "It's bad."

In his impression, believers of God's Punishment Lord are tough, especially children of this age who don't know how to cherish life at all.

With Kunta's humble status, he shouldn't have spoken at this time, but he still tried to persuade him in a low voice: "You are so young, surviving is more important than anything..."

Before the words finished, Manda knelt on the ground with a plop, looked up at the earl and said, "It is my greatest honor to be able to follow you."

The situation changed so fast that Kunta's thinking couldn't keep up with Manda's actions.

Not only was Kunta unable to keep up, but the count was also a little surprised. After a long pause, the count said again: "It's not following me, it's following the gods."

Manda immediately changed his words: "It is my greatest honor to be able to follow the gods."

The count beckoned to the woman: "Sphinx, let him see what the gods really look like."

The woman walked up to Manda and took off her robe.

As long as you show your loyalty, you will be rewarded. Manda likes the earl's demeanor!

The woman's back was facing the window, and because of the backlight, Manda couldn't see some details clearly.

This is so worrying!

Manda wanted to take two steps forward, but suddenly saw the woman's waist moved back, her body leaned forward, long yellow hair grew on her skin.

Manda was dumbfounded, and in a blink of an eye, the woman's body had turned into the appearance of a beast, with a strong body, a thick tail, plus thick paws and sharp toenails, it should look like a lion.

But she still kept that handsome face with a weird smile on her face.

The woman shrugged her shoulders, the change was not over yet, her back bulged, and a pair of wings grew out.

Sphinx! A monster in Greek mythology, Manda has read legends about her in previous lives.

My God, is she the god I want to believe in? Manda sat down on the ground in an instant, with his mouth open for a long time, unable to speak.

"The Sphinx has gained full-level divine power and a divine weapon. She already possesses the name of a god." The count returned to the harp and gently plucked the strings. "This is what a god really looks like. Let me ask you again." For once, are you willing to change your beliefs?"

"I am willing." Manda gritted her teeth, as long as she can live, nothing is unacceptable.

"Leonde," the count said to the man, "let him see you too."

The man who had been standing behind walked up to Manda, and Manda saw him for the first time.

This is a man in his thirties, with black hair and brown eyes, fair face and beardless, very handsome.

The man didn't speak, and his expression was very cold. It could be seen that he was reluctant, but he didn't dare to disobey the count's order.

He tilted his head to the left, moved his shoulders a few times, another head popped out from the right side of his neck, and Manda took two steps back in fright.

Immediately afterwards, the man tilted both heads to the right, and another head popped out on the left side of his neck.

Manda couldn't hold back, and yelled "Wow", but the next change made him lose the strength to even yell.

Three heads, three faces began to distort at the same time, the ears became pointed, the browbones protruded, the snout protruded, and the black hair was overgrown. In the blink of an eye, the three human heads turned into three dog heads, and the man lay on the ground into a huge three-headed dog.

The three-headed dog came to Manda, sniffed Manda, and licked his forehead.

The count played the harp again: "Leonde has obtained the power of the gods, but he has not obtained the weapons of the gods, so he has not yet obtained the name of the gods. If you can become like him, would you be willing?"

"I wish..."

Wait a minute, it's okay to be their believer, why should you become like them?

Manda looked at the count in surprise, the count stared at the harp, and he opened his eyes from top to bottom, looked at Manda and said: "Have you made a decision? Become Typhon with us believers!"

Typhon? Typhon again?

It turns out that instead of following them, they become them. It seems that people who believe in Typhon will become monsters.

"I'll ask again, are you willing?" The earl's piano sound became very urgent, and the three-headed dog bared its fangs at Manda.

The sphinx with a sphinx walked behind Manda and said softly, "What is always holding a shield, and the shield is getting higher and higher?"

Manda wiped his pale face and stammered, "Yes, it's fingers, and the shield is nails."

"You got it right, and you got it right again," Sphinx said with a dejected expression, "I must die, I have no face to live in this world!"

In the legend of the gods, as long as the questions of the Sphinx are answered correctly, the Sphinx will commit suicide.

But seeing the sphinx in front of him broke open the gate of the castle and jumped out, Manda realized that there was a cliff outside the gate, and the castle was actually built on the cliff.

The Sphinx disappeared from the eyes in an instant. Since she had committed suicide once before, Manda wanted to see if she really fell to her death this time. She never thought that she flew up again in a blink of an eye, grabbed Manda's clothes, and laughed wildly. Said: "Die with me!"

The Sphinx grabbed Manda's clothes and began to fall freely, Manda's shout echoed in the valley: "I am willing, I am willing!"